<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I had considered lasers and cnc rotary cutters to be out of my price range but that might be an out-of-date point of view. Though I do think cnc lasers are absolutely amazing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I don't have any _critical_ projects in mind, but have recently backed a kickstarter for 3d printed board game component designs (<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391219638/frame-werx-affordable-modular-building-kit-files/description">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391219638/frame-werx-affordable-modular-building-kit-files/description</a>). I thought I'd be happier making my own rather than using a service.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">If it is a matter of 'need', well then, I suppose I need all three :-) I wonder, is there a natural progression of these three machines if the plan was to use one to build the next?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">-- </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Olaf</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 August 2016 at 10:42, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@inventorartist.com" target="_blank">darcy@inventorartist.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Don't forget to consider lasers and cnc rotary cutters too. They're very affordable and I would argue more practical too...<div><br></div><div>Do you know what you'll be making with the 3d printer yet? What you're making can help decide what tools you need.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a></div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@inventorArtist.com" target="_blank">darcy@inventorArtist.<wbr>com</a> | <a href="tel:613-563-3634" value="+16135633634" target="_blank">613-563-3634</a> by appointment (no text)</div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Olaf Baumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olabau@gmail.com" target="_blank">olabau@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'm teeting on the verge of taking my first step towards 3d printing. I've done some reading and feel the Kossel Mini (<a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Kossel" target="_blank">http://reprap.org/wiki/Kossel</a><wbr>) is the one for me.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'm wondering if there are others on the mailing list with the Kossel that may have thoughts to share.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'm currently looking to buy from <a href="https://builda3dprinter.eu/" target="_blank">https://builda3dprinter.eu/</a>. The price for a mini is around CAD$550 before any taxes.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">-- </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Olaf</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div></font></span></div>
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